Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

Chapter 83 Round Table Conference

In fact, this is exactly the result Shangguan Yun wanted: to occasionally provoke everyone and raise their trust and expectations of him. However, using Jiang Zemin's name as a shield is a last resort, and Jiang Zemin's influence can still be utilized at this stage.

Who knows what the future holds? But Shangguan Yun had no respect for Chiang Kai-shek. That bastard was a spendthrift; all that talk about pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression was utter nonsense. He was just a complete idiot...

As evening fell, Shangguan Yun, who had been gloating all day, finally returned to the command post, completely satisfied. It had been a very fulfilling day; construction in the village was in full swing, the soldiers' morale was high, and the future looked bright...

This put him in a great mood, and that night he ordered the guard company to invite all the classmates over, all of whom were those who had traveled through time.

Soon everyone arrived. "Shangguan... what's going on? Are you treating us to dinner or something?" Li Xia smiled awkwardly.

"Myth brother... what good things are you thinking of us for..." Xu Wengang said with a smile.

Zhu Yanping, Xu Wengang, Li Xia, Li Dechao, and Qi Chunlin stepped into the command center hall.

"Come inside..."

Shangguan Yun smiled and ushered everyone into his study, which usually served as his study, dining room, and reception room.

The entire command post is the former main hall. After reinforcement and renovation, it is more sturdy and beautiful. It is about 50 meters long from east to west, about 20 meters wide from north to south, and more than ten meters high. It is a single-eave hip roof style. It used to be the office of the general stationed here.

The interior is divided into five main rooms. The central room is the council hall, the west side is the operations room and the confidential room, and the east side is the study and Shangguan Yun's bedroom. The entire study is over 100 square meters in size, spacious and bright.

Furthermore, in the past two days, Shangguan Yun has lit stoves and started boilers outside the main hall, all obtained through exchanges. He also provides two sets of heating in each room, which has made everyone very envious. They've all come to Shangguan Yun asking for stoves, coal, and heating...

Shangguan Yun had no choice but to spend 1 merit point to exchange for 100 stoves. These low-level products with little technological content were very cheap, but there wasn't enough coal. He didn't know if 100 tons would be enough for the winter.

There's only one heating system available, and we couldn't provide one for anyone else. It's too much trouble to set up and it's easy to become lazy, so for now, it's more economical to provide everyone with coal stoves.

However, key personnel, medical units, schools, and other important departments were equipped with stoves.

Song Xiaoyun refused to accept it. She didn't want a coal stove, so she simply moved in with Shangguan Yun. She didn't care what others said. A room with heating was more comfortable. This girl was now addicted to living there. However, the two were already engaged and would get married after the New Year, so no one bothered with this.

Today, Shangguan Yun seems to have some secret to tell, so even Song Xiaoyun was sent away to go play with her brother's sister-in-law, Liang Shanshan, who has already been chosen as his sister-in-law.

As everyone entered the study, a warm breeze greeted them, a stark contrast to the icy landscape outside.

Seeing Shangguan Yun's mysterious demeanor, the group exchanged glances and sat down around a rotating table with a glass panel in the middle. After a while, Aunt Zhang from the kitchen led a few people in, placing dishes on the table while carefully memorizing the names of those present.

These are the true confidants of the commander. Shangguan Yun gave special instructions for this banquet: many of the dishes were things that Aunt Zhang had never seen or heard of before, and many of the snacks and drinks were exchanged by Shangguan Yun.

However, some was left for the kitchen staff to enjoy, which made Aunt Zhang and the others very excited.

"Holy crap... Shangguan... what a generous offer! Red wine... cola... Lulu... kvass... Wanglaoji herbal tea..."

"No way! Quanjude roast duck, Donglaishun hot pot, fried chicken and hamburgers... KFC has them all, and all kinds of desserts. Shangguan... when did you go back? You brought so much delicious food..." Ban Ge was excited, and everyone's eyes lit up.

"Hehe, surprised, aren't you? Unbelievable, right? There's something even more unbelievable..."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and, as if by magic, produced a deck of 10 playing cards and a set of mahjong tiles.

"Where to go during the long, harsh winter? Go find Shangguan on Longnan Mountain, hahaha..."

Everyone was so shocked their jaws nearly dropped!

"Little brother... I think... there are some things you should explain to us, shouldn't you? We've been in a complete mess these past few months..." Sister Zhu rolled her eyes at Shangguan Yun and laughed.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Xu Wengang said, "Brother Ba, we're all family, we've all had similar experiences, we all encountered the same storm, we all traveled here together, and we're all stranded in a foreign land. How come you're the only one with this magic trick, while we don't have any special abilities? This is obviously unfair... Haha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

Shangguan Yun gave an awkward smile. "Well, it's not really easy for me to explain... and people might not believe it if I told you..."

"Alright, just tell me where all those new weapons of yours came from. Don't tell me the Party/State supported you, and don't criticize your Central Military Academy Class 8 here. Just tell the truth..." said Brother Ban.

"Come on, let's eat and drink first, then chat. Who can drink this strong baijiu? And some Erguotou, we have a case of Yanjing Qingshuang..."

No one stood on ceremony, and indeed, these people didn't need to be reserved here. They ate and drank heartily, and after a few rounds of drinks and several dishes, they started to talk more.

Qi Chunlin took a swig of baijiu and suddenly said, "Hey? I...brother, where did you find this bar? It's quite elegant...Miss, bring me a 'Farmer's Harvest' drink, to clear my palate. And a pot of tea, the free kind...save some money for my brother...hehe..."

Li Xia was gnawing on a spicy duck, her face flushed red from the spiciness, and upon hearing this, she almost bit off her finger.

"Hey... President Qi, can you please have some public spirit? Shangguan, you should hurry up and tell us, everyone wants to go to karaoke right now..." Everyone burst into laughter.

"That's about it, isn't it? Ah, I haven't been this happy in ages. The battles have been so intense lately, I haven't dared to relax even a little. I just finally relaxed a bit and immediately invited you all over... To be honest, um... I do have superpowers..."

As they spoke, they looked at the crowd, and the movements of the group suddenly stopped, frozen in mid-air, as if time had stood still.

Speculation aside, hearing it confirmed by Shangguan Yun himself still shocked everyone. After all, such a thing was too outrageous, and no one wanted to believe that he really existed.

"I know that people don't really believe it."